Taproot Press
@presstaproot
discovering routes in roots | an Edinburgh-based publisher committed to presenting challenging, contemporary voices from Scotland and beyond
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Alex Thomson
@byebyepride
Prof of Modern Literature & Critical Theory | Head of School @LLCatEdinburgh @EdinburghUni | Deputy Chair @EnglishAssoc
Scottish Book Trust
@scottishbktrust
A national charity dedicated to changing lives with reading and writing. Home of Bookbug and @BookWeekScot. scottishbooktrust.com/donate
Scottish Poetry Library
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Tony Robertson
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Alastair Horne
@pressfuturist
Lecturer at @stirpublishing (opinions my own); researcher on smartphone storytelling for an AHRC CDP PhD at @BritishLibrary; he/him.
Keith Jahans
@keithjahans
Writer, Publisher and Microbiologist. Get the copy of my latest book: amazon.com/dp/B093H41SXT #crimethriller
Andrew Prescott
@ajprescott
Digital humanities enthusiast at University of Glasgow. Writes on archives, libraries, manuscripts and history. Tweets in personal capacity.
The Bobsphere
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Ewan Gibbs
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Wayne Connolly
@keeperofpybus
The luckiest person in the world. Body failing, spirit soaring. Plymouth Argyle supporter. Monument Maker. MD ANT.
SALTIRE SOCIETY
@saltire_society
The Saltire Society is an independent non-political body promoting Scottish heritage, nurturing, supporting and celebrating Scotland's diverse creativity.
rick broadbent
@ricktimes
Times sports writer, author of 'Now Then: the story of Yorkshire and its people'. Literacy workshops presspackers.com
Sara Sheridan
@sarasheridan
Writer. Mapped Scotland according to women's history. Also writes novels. Over-enthusiastic. She/her. YES. Insta:@sarasheridanwriter Blue: @sarasheridan
Eve Livingston
@eve_rebecca
Freelance journalist @guardian @BBC @TBIJ etc. Wrote Make Bosses Pay @PlutoPress. @TheOrwellPrize nominee. She/her. ***Not here much anymore***
Alastair Mabbott
@almabbott
But what do I know? I thought bhangra was going to be the next big thing.
powanfish
@lauriedd
writer, some sort of poet, editor, reviewer (@GlasgowRevBooks), creative writing workshop facilitator, mentor. Also posting poetry on Insta @powanpoetry
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@markantonyowen
𝗣𝗼𝗲𝘁: @Subruria. 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗿: @iambapoet / @after_poetry. 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿: Online open mics. I was here when it was Twitter. And it was better.
Boswell Book Festival
@bozzyfest
Bestselling authors bring biography and memoir to life at Boswell Book Festival. Join us for a weekend of in-person and live-streamed talks from 9-11 May.
KM Elkes
@kenelkes
Author. Ginger. Potty mouth.Award-winning short fiction author. Editing novel. Proud #workingclasswriter Also writing tutor & editor. linktr.ee/kmelkes
The Dark Horse
@thedarkhorsemag
Edited by Scottish poet Gerry Cambridge, this transatlantic poetry magazine is based in Ayrshire, where it was founded, and New York. Tweets: Gerry Cambridge.
Dawn Campbell
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Navigating this crazy life as best I can!
Waterstones Dundee
@wstonesdundee
Waterstones Dundee is Dundee's biggest bookstore. Follow us for our latest offers, our recommends and to find out about our latest in store events.
📚 Peggy Hughes 👟 🌱
@hughespeg
Chief Exec @writerscentre / Hon FRSL / trustee: Age UK Norwich & @openbookreading / 💜s ~ books, radio, whimsy, outdoors + himself. she/her
John McGovern
@raguvnor
Hitchens Burns Dickens Sex Pistols Aristophanes Spycatcher Salmond Burnham and Branchform - The Ordinary Elite podcast open.spotify.com/show/4loNvARzp…
Kirstin Lamb
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PR & Comms, books and art | @UoE_EFI + Freelancer | Former @SYPScotland co-chair | @EdNapierPublish alum | She/her
Louise Welsh
@louisewelsh00
To the Dogs, The Second Cut, The Cutting Room, & more Hon Prez @ScottishPen Librettist #SOAnthropocene @theempirecafe Prof @UofGWriting Instagram louisewelsh550
Dan Vevers
@danvevers
Environment Reporter at The Daily Record | DMs open | Also write novels and short stories | Runner-up in Writers & Artists Working-Class Writers' Prize 2024
Rosslyn Macphail
@macphailrosslyn
Author of 'From Fighting Napoleon to the Scottish Military Academy: The Life of Captain John Orr'.
William Thompson
@willthompson237
PhD in Creative Writing at the University of Bristol; Debut poetry pamphlet 'After Clare' published by @newwalkmagazine
Heather Parry
@heatherparryuk
breakfast enthusiast // next book: CARRION CROW Feb '25 // substack: general observations on eggs // editor @extrateethmag // I'm never here, email me
Graeme Macrae Burnet
@gmacraeburnet
Twice Booker-listed novelist. Case Study | His Bloody Project | The Georges Gorski trilogy - inc. A Case of Matricide
Rachel Ashcroft
@rachelashcroft
Freelance journalist @TheEconomist @TheWeek @NewStatesman @HistoryToday + more. Contact: [email protected]. Novel finished, looking for an agent!
theinterpretershouse
@theinterpreter6
Poetry, short fiction. theinterpretershouse.org Editors: Georgi Gill* @PeterkinLouise @lizzie_fowler Open for submissions 1 Oct - 14 Nov. *chief tweeter
cdrose
@cdrose_writer
'Walter Benjamin Stares at the Sea' - 19 short stories, out in Jan 2024 (Melville House).
Julie Rea
@juliepie76
Writer | Winner The Next Chapter Award | The Book Edit Writers' Prize. Agent: @julietpickering at @BlakeFriedmann Kerouac. Nirvana. Bill Hicks. Cakes.
michael dempster - cyberscots ᛞᚩᛗ
@drmdempster
Scots, English, Psycho/Neurolinguistics, Words Music Comics Plays Ootsiders Gothic 🖤 luv egalitarianism. hissel/thon yin @[email protected]♿️
thi wurd
@thiwurd
Glasgow-based indie publisher. Dedicated to quality writing. Next live event ‘Blood on the Tracks Revisited’ 31.05.25. GUU. Tweets by Alan McMunnigall
Linden Bicket
@lindenbicket
Lecturer in literature & religion. Tweets about fiction, poetry, saints & the #catholicimagination. Mum to a great wee person. Loves books & @michaelospiel.
Alice Faye
@alicefayeniel
Singer songwriter from Glasgow!🎶
Mark Crossan
@sivitiv
Producer of TV, radio and events. Unrepentantly woke. Views my own & retweets not endorsements.
Beth Sherman
@bsherm36
Stories in @smokelong @flashfroglitmag @gonelawn @fictivedream @tinymolecules @100word_story @BendingGenres. Best Microfictions 2024. PhD from @CUNYEnglish
The Portobello Bookshop
@portybooks
An indie bookshop at the beach in Portobello, Edinburgh. Open 7 days a week, 10am - 6pm. Follow us on Instagram and Threads for updates!
AndOnSheReads 📚
@andonshereads
Book Blogger On Wheels UK 📍 Proudly a queer, disabled and ND feminist Only taking on physical proofs due to VI 🏳️🌈🧠👩🦼👩🦯🍉
Tannahill Arts Festival
@artstannahill
An international cross-arts festival in Renfrewshire. Bringing: theatre, music, dance, film, visual arts, and opera. Commissioning new work.
The Alasdair Gray Archive
@agrayarchive
Scottish Charity SC052417 caring for Gray’s studio & visual/literary material. Education & New Commissions. Inclusive Community. Custodian @GraySorcha
Martin Sætre
@fjellshepherd
A shepherd on his farm in the mountains of Norway 🇳🇴. More than anything this is my diary of small things. All photographs are my own.
The Culturist
@the_culturist_
A new, independent culture publication — read / support us here 👇
Bigglestones Books
@bigglestonesbks
New independent Bookshop in Glasgow.
Stuart Johnstone
@story_stuart
Crime writer, other things writer and so-called over-user of the hy-phen.
Dinah Kolka 🐍
@dinahkolka
Certified Wordcel & Theorycel | Author of The Search and Other Stories | Founder @DecadentSerpent 🐍
Rach
@rachellegalla15
Wild Hunt Books
@wildhuntbooks
Independent publisher. Editorial Director @ariellcacciola THIS HOUSE ISN'T HAUNTED BUT WE ARE available now 🖤
Don J Taylor
@donjtaylor1
Writer: nom@PushcartPrize NWS Abstract Art TV @Reflexfiction @BathFlashAward @LitroMagazine @InspiringFict No Parties @POTBMag @dodgingtherain
Friends of Dalry Cemetery
@dalrycemetery
A beautiful oasis in south-west Edinburgh 🐝🪦🌳
RIAS Bookshop
@bookshoprias
Scotland's Architecture Bookshop offering wide range of contracts, books and gifts. Part of The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland @RIASmembership
SAHA
@saha_voice
The Scottish Arts and Humanities Alliance brings together 15 HEIs, @RoyalSocEd and @sgsah to provide a collective voice for Arts & Humanities in Scotland.
Arthur Mandal
@ajmandal15
Brit/US writer of uncanny fiction. Over 30 stories in @LitroMagazine @december_mag @3ammagazine @forge_litmag @Nightjarpress @BarcelonaReview (see highlights)
Andrew Budden
@andrewbudden2
I have worked in industry and have studied the eighteenth-century novel, among other subjects. The Escalator is my first novel. I live in Devon in the UK.
Alexandra Cristie
@alexcristie005
🇬🇧🏴 book blogger, short fiction writer, (armchair) traveler, migratory bird 📚 #BookTwitter
Museums in the Metaverse
@uofgmim
#InnovationAccelerator project @UofGlasgow #ARCXR creating a ground-breaking, two-sided XR Cultural Heritage platform. Funded by @InnovateUK.
Robert Fergusson (1750-74)
@rfergussonpoet
'The Works of Robert Fergusson: Reconstructing Textual and Cultural Legacies', @LeverhulmeTrust project @UofGlasgow. PI Prof Rhona Brown, RA @WilcocksonAmy.
standrewsbkfest
@standrewsbkfest
Brought to you by @scots_inlondon. Scottish writers & themes in central London. Best-selling authors, debut novelists, events for schools. 27 - 30 Nov 2025
Chitra Ramaswamy
@chitgrrl
don't conclude anything without cheese. author. journalist. restaurant critic.
Picket Fire Press
@picketfire
An independent book publisher dedicated to releasing works of literary value that don't forget to tell a good fucking story.
The Centre for Robert Burns Studies
@glasgowburns
Est. 2007 @UofGlasgow for the development of research, scholarship and teaching in the area of Robert Burns (1759-96). @QAPrizes winner 2023.
Amy Wilcockson
@wilcocksonamy
@wilcocksonamy.bsky.social Research Assistant @RFergussonPoet @ScottishLit | Communications Officer @BARS_official | (she/her)
Perthshire Writers
@perthshrwriters
A group of Perthshire-based writers meeting regularly to share their work in a friendly and supportive atmosphere.
The Quinntessential Review
@the_q_r
Arts reviews, views, and opinions; rooting for artistic success, but always painfully honest. Appreciate the content? Support us at: ko-fi.com/the_q_r
Matthew M C Smith
@matthewmcsmith
Writer. Campaigner for Paviland relics to come back to Swansea. PhD Robert Graves. Author of ‘The Keeper of Aeons’, ed. Black Bough. Staff @poetrywales
Donna McLean
@donna__mclean
Writer-Activist-Mum || MD ANT || #spycops || Agent @gordonwise @cbgbooks || Words @guardian @bellacaledonia @PJOpinion || Memoir SMALL TOWN GIRL @Hodder_Studio